But one expert with close knowledge of the original case believes Simpson is actually being unfairly punished by the system, albeit in a different case.

“I think O.J. is being punished now for what the judge in Nevada thought he did in California,” Alan Dershowitz, an appellate adviser for Simpson’s defence, told Business Insider in February.

Simpson is serving a 33-year sentence related to a Las Vegas armed robbery incident in 2007 where Simpson and a group of men he hired allegedly broke into a hotel room of Bruce Fromong, a sports memorabilia dealer, and stole items while at least one of the men carried a gun.

Simpson denied breaking into Fromong’s room and the allegation that guns were involved. However, he admitted to going to his room and taking items that he claims were originally stolen from him. Simpson is eligible for parole in 2017.

“I think the sentence in Nevada was a reflection of the feelings of many people that he got away with murder,” Dershowitz said.